Healthcare Support Worker - Lewes Intermediate Care Unit
Job overview
Do you want to come and work for the NHS at a time when it needs you more than ever? Join us as a Healthcare Assistant and make a difference every day!
Your career as a Healthcare Assistant
You may be experienced in a healthcare setting or just with a passion to learn and care for people. We’ll train you on the job, supporting you to be the best that you can be. Your training as a Healthcare Assistant will include basic nursing and therapy skills and we’ll support you to achieve the Care Certificate.
With experience and further training, you could further your career in health care opening opportunities to train as an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate. With the appropriate qualifications and experience, you could also go on to train as one of the many degree-level healthcare professionals such as a Nurse, Podiatrist, Midwife or Therapist.
There are so many opportunities to progress with us!
Main duties of the job
Our Intermediate Care Unit at Lewes supports inpatients with short-term recovery and rehabilitation. We aim to provide a service that supports patients to live independently and return home when it is safe for them to do so.
Lewes Intermediate Care Unit is a 26 bedded ward that provides short term rehabilitation for individuals over 18 years of age. Individuals are referred for rehabilitation following an acute worsening in their health such as infection, an acute hospital admission following illness or surgery, a fall, a new stroke.
Working for our organisation
SCFT is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.- Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
- Medical, nursing, and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
- July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features
- Flexible working patterns offered across all services
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates, and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust’s workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Additional benefits
What else can we offer you apart from a great feeling of job satisfaction?- Flexible working patterns
- Supportive learning environment
- Dedicated career pathways, and great opportunities for continuing professional development
- Commitment to and support for your health and wellbeing
- NHS discounts and salary sacrifice schemes
You’ll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, which increases the longer you’re in service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Skills and personal characteristics needed to join us as a Healthcare Assistant
To be a Healthcare Assistant, you'll need to be:
- caring and kind
- cheerful and friendly
- willing to be hands-on with patients
- willing to do personal care tasks (washing, toileting, etc)
- able to follow instructions and procedures
- able to work in a team but use your own initiative
You'll also need:
- good communication skills, including listening
- organisation skills
- observational skills
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached supporting documents. Internal rotation is a requirement of this position.
Person specification
Qualifications
Desirable criteria- NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care or Care Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria- Interest and experience in caring
- Experience of working in a health setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Effective written & spoken English
- Good communication skills
- Able to demonstrate importance of confidentiality, privacy & dignity
- Ability to work as a team member
- Flexibility in shift/ working pattern to meet the needs of the service
- Desire and motivation to learn
At the heart of how we operate is our Trust values:
- Compassionate Care
- Working Together,
- Achieving Ambitions
- Delivering Excellence
Our values are fundamental to the high-quality care we provide to the people who need us. We are proud to be a community that cares, delivering our services as a team whilst supporting our employees as individuals.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer that actively promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We embrace and celebrate diversity, encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with an ethnically diverse heritage, those with disabilities, and individuals identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.Our aim is to grow a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
We strive to create an environment where every individual is valued and respected. Our recruitment process is designed to support candidates who require reasonable adjustments and to accommodate the needs of applicants.
This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.
Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically, please ensure you check your emails, including your junk folder. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.